Lesson Plans: April 17 – 21
Honors English I
4/17 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Romeo & Juliet: Students will be introduced to expectations of study questions and One Question Quizzers and assigned parts before reading Act 1 Prologue – Act I Scene 1; SAT Vocabulary List 10 TEST Friday
4/18 LTOTW: soliloquy; Romeo & Juliet: 1QQ; Act I Scenes 2-3; SAT Vocabulary List 10 TEST Friday
4/19 Romeo & Juliet: 1QQ; Act I Scene 4 Queen Mab assignment; SAT Vocabulary List 10 TEST Friday
4/20 SAT Vocabulary List 10 GimKit review for TEST tomorrow; Romeo & Juliet: Work on Queen Mab assignment and study Act I Prologue to be recited Monday 4/24
4/21 SAT Vocabulary List 10 TEST; Romeo & Juliet: Complete Queen Mab assignment and study Act I Prologue to be recited Monday 4/24
English I
4/17 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Romeo & Juliet: Students will be introduced to expectations of study questions and One Question Quizzers and assigned parts before reading Act 1 Prologue – Act I Scene 1; SAT Vocabulary List 10 TEST Friday
4/18 LTOTW: soliloquy; Romeo & Juliet: 1QQ; Act I Scenes 2-3; SAT Vocabulary List 10 TEST Friday
4/19 Romeo & Juliet: 1QQ; Act I Scene 4; SAT Vocabulary List 10 TEST Friday
4/20 SAT Vocabulary List 10 GimKit review for TEST tomorrow; Romeo & Juliet: study Act I Prologue to be recited Monday 4/24
4/21 SAT Vocabulary List 10 TEST; Romeo & Juliet: study Act I Prologue to be recited Monday 4/24
Lesson Plans: April 10 – 14
Honors English I & English I
4/10 NO SCHOOL
4/11 LTOTW: pun; Informational Text: students will read a non-fiction article and write a brief analysis
4/12 Shakespeare background research; SAT Vocabulary List 10 flashcards DUE Friday and TEST 4/21
4/13 Shakespearean sonnets: students will take notes over the characteristics of Shakespearean sonnets before writing their own in his style; SAT Vocabulary List 10 flashcards DUE tomorrow and TEST 4/21
4/14 Students will complete their sonnet or analysis of informational text; SAT Vocabulary List 10 TEST next Friday, 4/21
Lesson Plans: April 3 – 7
Lesson Plans: March 27 – 31
Honors English I & English I
3/27 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Black Out Poetry; SAT Vocabulary List 9 flashcards DUE and TEST Friday 3/31
3/28 Black Out Poetry: students will complete their poems; SAT Vocabulary List 9 TEST Friday 3/31
3/29 Acrostic Poetry; SAT Vocabulary List 9 TEST Friday 3/31
3/30 SAT Vocabulary List 9 GimKit Review for TEST tomorrow
3/31 SAT Vocabulary List 9 TEST
Lesson Plans: March 20 – 24
Honors English I & English I
3/20 SAT Vocabulary List 9: Students will work on flashcards for the vocabulary words DUE next Monday and TEST on 3/31
3/21 LTOTW: onomatopoeia; Poetry Annotation: Students will take notes over annotating poetry and work through a poem as a class
3/22 Poetry Terms: Students will work through defining various poetry terms before reading and annotating “O Captain! My Captain!”
3/23 Poetry: Students will compare and contrast the poems “Stereo Hearts” and “A Red, Red Rose.”
3/24 SAT Vocabulary List 9: Students will complete their flashcards for the vocabulary words DUE Monday and TEST on 3/31
Lesson Plans: March 6 – 10
Honors English I
3/6 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Silas Marner work day – dialectical journals DUE tomorrow and TEST Wednesday
3/7 LTOTW: oxymoron; Silas Marner review for TEST tomorrow
3/8 Silas Marner TEST
3/9 Silas Marner literary analysis timed writing
3/10 Mental Recuperation after a challenging British literature text
English I
3/6 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Listen & Learn podcast “The Money Tree” – students will listen to a podcast on identity theft and respond to literary analysis questions
3/7 LTOTW: oxymoron; Listen & Learn podcast “The Money Tree” – students will finish listening to a podcast on identity theft and respond to literary analysis questions
3/8 Direct & Indirect Characterization: students will choose a character that we have studied this year and complete a body biography project based on direct and indirect information from literature
3/9 Direct & Indirect Characterization: students will continue working on their body biography project
3/10 Direct & Indirect Characterization: students will complete their body biography project
Lesson Plans: February 27 – March 3
Honors English I
2/27 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; Silas Marner: Students will read chapter 16; SAT Vocabulary List 8 TEST Friday
2/28 LTOTW: oxymoron; Silas Marner: students will read chapter 17; SAT Vocabulary List 8 TEST Friday
3/1 Silas Marner: students will read chapters 18-19; SAT Vocabulary List 8 TEST Friday
3/2 SAT Vocabulary List 8 GimKit review for TEST tomorrow; Silas Marner: students will read chapters 20-Conclusion with Dialectical Journal DUE Tuesday 3/7
3/3 SAT Vocabulary List 8 TEST
English I
2/27 MUGshot Monday editing exercise; 3rd Nine Weeks Review for TEST on Wednesday; SAT Vocabulary List 8 TEST Friday
2/28 LTOTW: oxymoron; 3rd Nine Weeks GimKit Review assignment for TEST tomorrow; SAT Vocabulary List 8 TEST Friday
3/1 3rd Nine Weeks Exam
3/2 SAT Vocabulary List 8 GimKit review for TEST tomorrow
3/3 SAT Vocabulary List 8 TEST
Lesson Plans: February 20 – 24
Honors English I
2/20 NO SCHOOL – President’s Day
2/21 LTOTW: oxymoron; Silas Marner: Students will read chapter 11, working on dialectical journal as they go; SAT Vocabulary List 8 flashcards DUE 2/24 TEST 3/3
2/22 English I EOC Benchmark
2/23 Silas Marner: Students will read chapters 12-13, working on dialectical journal as they go; SAT Vocabulary List 8 flashcards DUE tomorrow and TEST 3/3
2/24 Silas Marner: Students will read chapters 14-15, working on dialectical journal as they go
English I
2/20 NO SCHOOL – President’s Day
2/21 LTOTW: oxymoron; The Princess Bride: Students will finish watching the movie; SAT Vocabulary List 8 flashcards DUE 2/24 TEST 3/3
2/22 English I EOC Benchmark
2/24 The Princess Bride: Students will begin literary analysis; SAT Vocabulary List 8 flashcards DUE tomorrow and TEST 3/3
2/25 The Princess Bride: Students will complete their literary analysis
Lesson Plans: February 13 – 17
Honors English I
2/13 Silas Marner: Students will read chapter 4, working on dialectical journal as they go
2/14 LTOTW: mood; Silas Marner: Students will read chapters 5-6, working on dialectical journal as they go
2/15 1/2 Day for students; catch up on reading and dialectical journal
2/16 Silas Marner: Students will read chapters 7-8, working on dialectical journal as they go
2/17 Silas Marner: Students will read chapters 9-10, working on dialectical journal as they go
English I
2/13 Author Background Research: William Goldman
2/14 LTOTW: mood; Fairy Tales argumentative essay comparison
2/15 Clear the zeros
2/16 The Princess Bride; students will watch movie and work on literary analysis
2/17 The Princess Bride; students will watch movie and work on literary analysis